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0. S. PAYZANT,

INTERLINE TICKET GUIDE. APPLICATiON FILED APR. 10, 1920.

1,366,276. Patented Jan. 18, 1921. L 7 L Z/ Z/,/

ATTORNEYS PATENT OFFICE.

OCTAVE S. PAYZANT, OF NEW YORK, N. Y. Y

INTERLINE-TICKET GUIDE.

7 Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 18, 1921.

Application filed April 10, 1920. Serial No. 372,832.

To all 20 how it may concern Be it known that I, OCTAVE SPgiYZANT, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the county and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Interline-Ticket Guide, of which the following is a full, clear and exact description.

This invention relates to ticket cabinets and guides therefor and has for an object the provision of an improved construction for use in what is known as interline tickets whereby the tickets are always held in proper place while maintained in position for quick and easy removal.

Another object of the invention is to provide a guide for ticketcabinets which may be easily applied and removed and which is applicable for use with any quantity of tickets. r

A still further object of the invention is to provide a guide for ticket cases adapted to be placed on top of a stack of tickets for holding the tickets in place and permitting removal of only one ticket at a time.

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary front view of a ticket cabinet and a guide embodying the invention.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional view through F igr 1 approximately online 22.

Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view through Fig. 2 on line 33.

Fig. 4 is' a perspective view of' a guide embodying the invention.

Referring to the accompanying drawing by numerals, 1 indicates": a cabinet of any desired description, which'is provided with vertical compartments 2. Each side wall'of each vertical compartment is provided with a groove 3, while a plurality of openings 4 are provided in the rear wall. The cabinet may be madefrom wood, though preferably it is construc ed of m ta as showni Fig. 3, wherein the grooves 3 areprovided by bending the metal sheets and he pe ings 4 in the rear of each compartment 2 are provided by pressing out sections 5.

In the various compartments 2 are arranged adjustable shelves 6 for receiving the tickets 7, said shelves having bent out depending portions 8 adapted to be inserted through anyof the openings 4. In addition the shelves 6 are provided with depending'fianges 9 which act as supporting braces. On any shelf 6 may be arranged any number of tickets 7, which tickets may be cardboard, folded tickets, or any desired form of ticket. To hold the bunch of tickets in a reasonably compact condition a guide 10 is provided. This guide is formed with pressed out portions 11 and 12 designed to fit into the notches 3 on opposite walls of the compartment and to press somewhat against the side walls of the compartment for resisting sliding movement.

The guide 10 is made principally from a single piece of metal, stamped out and formed up into the desired shape, though a few additional separate members have been connected to the stamping, same including a guard lip 13, a spring 14 and a shaft 15 journaled in thefinger holds or extensions 16 and 17 These finger holds merge into the pressed out portions 11 and 12, which in turn merge into side members i8 and 19 adapted to fit flatwise against the side walls of the compartment, while said side members merge into diagonally arranged sections 20 and 21 connected by a rear section 22. The sections 20 and 21 are provided with bottom flanges 23 and 24 bent up at one end for forming return guides 25 and 26 for guiding a ticket-back into place when it is desired to'replace anyticket. A depending reinforcin from the end 22 and 1s folded overthe rear member 27 projects part of the flanges 23 and 24 so as to reinforce the device at this point. It will be noted that the finger holds 16 and 17 are cut at 28 so that there will be provided independent front projections 16 and 17 for receivingthe rod 15, said projections being In replacing the guide a reverse action is performed. After the guide has been replaced the fingers of the operator are pressed on the flanges 23 and 24 until the guide compresses somewhat the tickets 7. The parts are then left in this position as the guide is in full operative condition at this time.

When it is desired to remove a ticket the linger of the operator is inserted and placed on top of the ticket between the flanges 23 and 9.4; after the finger has been placed in this position it is pulled forwardly so that the upper ticket will move from the stack of tickets and strike against the guard lip instance by having part thereof pressed out so as 'to form knuckles and 31.

By-this construction and arrangement of guide and shelf 6 and associateparts, any

desired number of tickets may be arranged in any compartment 2, as for instance, a-

large" number of small packs with a guide and shelf for each pack, or only one guide and one shelf for a large number of tick- "ets; It will also be noted that by the arrangement of the guide lips 25 and 26 a ticket accidentally removed, or one which a customer refuses to take for any reason may be easily replaced.

VVha't I claimis: 1. A guide for ticket cases comprising a frame having a resilient front end, a resilient guard lip extending across the front,

- and fmeans for guiding the return of a ticket to a'position beneath the guide.

2. A cabinet and ticket guide comprising a casing formed with a plurality of vertical compartments, each compartment having a 'pair of grooves a guard positioned in each compartment formed with a resilient front e'xtension "having pressed out, portion adapted to fit in said grooves, andmeans for, causing only the top. ticket to be removed at a single operation.

' 3. A ticket guide comprising a frame formed with a pair of resilient, front members, each of said front membersbeing pro- I vided with a bent out guide portion. adapted to. engage a cabinet, and a spring pressed guard lip .extendingacross the front of said frame. 7

so 7 .tickets in cabinets comprising a body 4. A ticket guide for use in holding formedwith inwardly extending flanges at the rear part, each of said flanges having a bent up front end so as to guide tickets when being returned to a position beneath the flanges, and a guard lip arranged at the front of the body for preventing more than one ticket being removed from beneath the body at one time. 1

5. A ticket guide for holding in place and guiding .therernoval of tickets in cabinets, comprising a frame adapted to rest on a stack of tickets and hold the same normally in place, said frame being open at the center and at the front, means for holding the frame in position in the cabinet, and a spring-pressed guard lip arranged so that the upper edge will be approximately in line with thewdirection ,of. travel of the ticket being removed from beneath the frame in a directiontoward the front of the cabinet and the guide.

6. A ticket guide for cabinets comprising a frame adapted to fit flatwiseagainst a stack of tickets in a cabinet, said frame hav-. ing an opening in the bottom through. which the fingers of the operator are passed when a ticket is to be removed, said frame being open at the front, ajournal rod arranged in said opening, a guard lip pivotally mounted on said rod, and a spring for resiliently holding said guard'lip in a given position.

7. A ticket guide comprising a frame comprising upstanding walls, and flanges extending inwardly from the bottomof said walls, each of said walls being formed with a front extension having a resilientfinger hold, said resilient finger hold being formed with pressed out. retaining portions, and a guarding lip carried by the lower part of the front portion of said walls.

8. A ticket guide comprising 7 a body formed witha pair of, side walls, a connecting rear wall and a plurality of bottom flanges, each of said sidewalls beingformed with an outwardly extending, projection merging into resilient hand holds and rod receiving member, each of said hand holds being. formed with retaining means adapted to automatically move into place, when the guide is in use andto be sprung to a different position when itis desired to remove the guide,, anda yielding guardlip carried by the extensions on the front portion of said side walls, said guard lip acting to prevent more than one ticket beingremoved at one time.

9. In a ticketguide of the character de scribed, the combination with a cabinet having a pair of opposite grooves, of ashelf removably connected hwlth said cab net for supportlng a number of tickets, and a guard for said tickets formed with a resilient pressed out portion fitting into said grooves,

said guard being formed with an opening through which the fingers .of an operator may extend so that by a downward and forward pull ticketsm'ay be removed from beneath the guide. l

10. In a ticket guide of thecharacter 'de' scribed, the combination with a cabinet having a pair of opposite grooves, of a guide member adapted to rest on top of a stack of tickets in the cabinet, said guide member being formed with resilient forward extensions, each of said extensions having a pressed out bead for fitting into said grooves so as to prevent accidental removal,

a guard lip extending across the front of the guide member, and mean arranged back 10 of the guard lip for guiding the tickets when they are being replaced.

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